Buttonhole-machine.



H. C. MILLER.

BUTTONHOLE MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED APR.25,1905.

940,042. Patented Nov. 16,1909.

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HENRY C. MILLER, OF WATERFORD, NEW YORK.

BUT'roNIrQLE-MACHINE useful Improvements in Buttonhole -Machines, of whichthe following is aspecifica tion.

This invention relates to improvements in machines for making button holes in cuffs,

collars and the like articles. The object of the invention is to provide a pair of sewing machines, a movable platform operable toward and from said ma-. chines, and means connecting the sewing ma chines and the platform, so that a simultaneous adjustment for .various length articles can be made.

A further object of the invention is to provide adjustable gages and guides for properly presenting the article to the sewing machines.

Other objects and advantages will be here inafter referred to and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of my invention; Fig 2 is a front view of the same. Fig. 3 is a plan view of a difierent form of the invention. Fig. 4 is an enlarged plan view of the platform. Fig. 5 is a transverse section ofthe same on the line 13-13, Fig. 4.- Fig. 6 is a vertical section on the line A A, F ig. 4. Fig. 7 is an en larged side elevation ..of the platform. Fig. 8 is a .detail plan view of a combined gage and guide. Fig. 9 is asection of the same. Fig. 10 is a detail view of an end gage. Fig. 11 is a section illustrating a cufi being introduced to the platform, and against the combined gage and guide. Fig. 12 is a detail view of a sewing'machine to'illustrate the hinge connection.

In an application filed by me on the 8th day of February, 1904, No. 192,518, patented June 20, 1905, No; 793',010,'is shown a platform and sewing mechanism, the latter being adjustable independentof the former, when changing the size of the cuff or collar to be operated upon. But I have found better and farquicker'results can be accom plished by forming the platform in sections, and connecting said sections to thesewing machines in such mannerthat they are si- Inultaneously adjusted for cuffs or collars of different sizes. The numeral 1 indicates a frame formed Specification of Letterslatent. Patented NOV. 16, 1909. Application filed April 25, 1905. Serial No. 257,375.

with ways 2, in which operate two buttonhole sewing machines 3 3. A rod 4 provided with a handle, and right and left hand' threads 5 and 6, is mounted in-frame 1, the threads engaging suitable threaded portions depending from the base plates 3 of the machines 3. Obviously by turning the crank 4*, the sewing machines .can be moved to-- ward or from each other for adjustment.

- vOn each machine3, is an arm-8,.slotted at 9, to receive a screw l O ofa rear edge gage The arms are extended beyond the gages, and turned upwardly 'to form guides.

12. The slots 9 and screws 10, permit of the 14 indicates the usual clamps for holding .the work, and 15 the needles, operating through the clamps The frame l is provided with a guide way 16, which receives a slidel? of a platform support 18, and attached to the support 18 is a plate 19 which carries the end adjust.- able sections 19 of a platform'20. The plate 19' is formed with slots 21, and adjusting screws 22, pass through slots 19 .(Fig. 4) in sections 19 and slots 21, to hold the parts in gfixed'position after they-have been. ad

justed The slots 19 permit of the sections 19 being moved toward orfrom the sewing machines for minute adjustment, without moving the whole platform. Cleats 23 are adjustably supported by sections 19, the

cleats being formed with slots 25, through which pass adjusting screws. 26. The outer end of each cleat is provided with a'seat 27, the object of which will be explained farther on. Asupplemental platform section 28 is carried by the support 18, intermediate the sections .19, on which the center of a cuff rests, the ends of the cuifsbeing carriedby the sections 19. i

' the edges of thecuif down and against the gage portion, so as to assist in properly presenting the cuff to the sewing machines.

On the machines 3 3, are ears 36, and pivoted between the ears bypivots 37 are 7o gages being adjusted, the gages being fixed in the desired position by nuts 13.

\ from the plate 19 and the rod 4 is revolved.

The revolving of the rod moves the sewing machines toward or from each other, as may be desired, and through the medium of the.

arms 38, sections 19 vare simultaneously moved with the sewing machines. After the proper adjustment is made, the several set screws are tightened and. the machine is fixed to accommodate the length of the cuff, as shown in Fi 1; 46in said figure indieating the eu- The length adjustment having been made, the platform carrying the cuff 'is' moved toward the sewing .ma chines until the point where the buttonholes are to be, is reached, then the rear gages 11.

are adjusted and fixed, and the set screw 45 working in the flange 50 is adjusted until it contacts with frame 1, and the machine is in condition for o eration. The operator places a collar, cu or the like, preferably a cuff, on the platform, the end edges of the cuff bearing against the gages 33', and the front edge against the gages 29, and 'by grasping the handle. 41, the platform is forced in until the rear edge of the cuff contacts with the gages 11, at which time the clamps 14 are thrown down and the cuff is fixed and the platform is withdrawn, whereupon the sewing machines are started and the two buttonholes are simultaneously formed; While this operation is going on another cuff is positioned for the next operation. The head of the gages 83 prevent the ends of the on from rufiiing, and by providing the guides 12, the portions of the cufi passingbelow the clamps 14 are prevented from jumping up, insuring of the work being perfectly flat and stretched between the end edge gages, which is essential in order to produce buttonholes in a series of cufl's in the same place to make them uniform. l

Receptacles 44-44, are arran ed each side the platform, to receive the on s, which. fa-

cilitates the operation of the machine, as will be readily understood.

Under certain conditions, dient to pivot the platform to swing outwardly from the sewing machines and adjust but one of said machines, as'shown in Fig. 3. In this figure, 50 represents a lug on the frame 1, and 52 a slot in the lug. The platformin this instance is pivotedto the lug by'apin 53, the cuff receptacles 54-54, being formed with the platform.

The sewing machine. 56, is adjustable by means of a screw 57, and a curved arm 58,;

pivoted to the machine fits in a seat 59,

I find it expeformed in a cleat 60, adjustably mounted on the platform section 61. The curve of the bar is struck from the pivot 53, soas' to insure the proper movement when the platform is adjusted ilr the slot 52. 1

Platform section 61, is adjustable and provided with gages, etc., as previously described. The complementary section 62, and the sewing machine 63, after they are properly positioned are. not, intended to be moved, but it is provided with gages the same as described heretofore.

In adjusting the structure, the cuff is placed on the sections. 62 and against the edge gages, and the sewin machine 56 is moved the proper distance y the screw 57,

then the section 61 is set, and the rear gages adjusted. The platform is turned on its pivot, as shown in dotted lines in F ig. 3, and a cuff ispositioned, then the platform carrying the cuff is turned in the opposite direction toward the sewing maunderstood by 'those skilled in the art to which the invention appertains that I'have provided a quick and convenient means for adjusting the platform and sewing machines chines, as shown in full lines in said figure,

simultaneously, and that by. so doing considerable time and expense are saved in performing the desired operation. Furthermoreby connecting the platform with the sewing machines, the arms can be disengaged therefrom and thrown up out of the way, so that the machines can be tilted for oiling-or repairs, and when again turned down in normal position the arms can be swung into their seats, and the same relative adjustment of sewing machines and platform is maintained.

The invention is not limited to collars and cuffs but is adapted for other articles, and in the claims where the term cuff is used, it is to be understood as meaning any article in which button holes are formed. What I claim as new is:

1."In combination, two sewing mechanisms, a movable-sectional platform for introducing an article to the sewing mechanisms, means connecting each sewing mechanism with a platform section, gages for gaging an article placed on the platform sections, means for increasing or decreasing the distance between the sewing mechanisms, the

gages supported independently of the sewing mechanism, means for supporting an art cle to be operated upon, means for movlngthe sewing mechanism and simultaneously varying the distance between the F gages, and means to guide the article sup-- porting-means when presenting the article to the sewing mechanism. Incombination, means for forming stitchesa movable sectionalplatform for ing stitches.

4. Incombination, sewing mechanism, a movable sectlonal platform for introducing an-article to the sewing mechanism, gages carried by the platform sections, means con .necting the sewing mechanism and one of' the; platform sections, means for moving the sewing mechanism and the platform sec 'tion in one" operation, said movement vary-Z ing the distance between the gages, and means to guide the platform to the sewing mechanism. a

In combination, base plates, sewing mechanism having a work support mounted on one of-the base plates, gages, a movable sectional platform adapted to receive an article to be operated upon, and adapted to be moved to deliver and position said article on the work support, means for holding the article after it is positioned, means for'sinmltaneously adj listing-the, base plates and the platform sections to vary the distance between the gages, and means for guiding the platform to the sewing mechanism.

6. In combination, sewing mechanism, a

.platform adapted to be moved toward and from the sewing 1nechan1sm,gages support ed independently of the sewing mechanism, a guide extending outwardly and mounted adjacent the sewing mechanism, the movement of the platform causing the article carried thereby to be forced under the guide.

to position it-relative to the sewing mechanism.

7. In combination, a pair of sewing machines having work supports, a platform adapted to receive an article to be operated upon, and adapted to be moved to deliver and,;,dcposit said article on the work sup-.

ports, means for holding the article after it is gaged and deposited and means for simultaneously adjusting the pair of sewing machines and the platform for different length articles. I J

S. In combination, a pair of sewing machines, gages, a platform adapted to be moved toward the sewing machines, and means for simultaneously adjustingthe sewing machines, platform and gages, and means for operating the platform to deliver an article to'the sewing machines.

9. In combination, a pair of sewing machines mounted to be moved toward or from each other, a slide, a section'al platform on the slide, a detachable connection between the platform and the sewing machines, and means for simultaneously adjusting the plat form and sewing machines independently of the slidable movement which is given the platform. v

10. In combination, a pair of adjustably mounted sewing machines, a platform adapt ed-to be adjusted parallel with the sewing machines, means for simultaneously adjusting the platform and the sewing machines, and means for moving the platform toward the machines independently of its adjustable movement with the sewing machines.

11. In combination, a pair-of adjustable sewing machines, a platform adaptedto be moved toward the sewing machines to carr an article thereto, means by which the plat form may be moved toward or from the-sewing machines, gages, means for simultaneously increasing or decfeasigg the distance between the gages. and the sewing machines for accommodating articles of different lengths. I

12.- In combination, a pair, of sewing machines, a platform having adjustable sectionagages against which a cuff or the like is placed, means for simultaneously increasing or decreasing the distance between the sewing machines, gages and platform sections to accommodate articles of various lengths, a guide, andmeans for moving the vgages, a connection between the sewing mechanism and the platform, and means for simultaneously adjusting the sewing mechanism and the platform to accommodate 9 articles of varying lengths, the connection between the'sewing mechanism and the platform serving as a means to guide the plat form in its movement toward the sewing mechanism.

14. In combination, a frame, a pair of sewing machines carried by the frame, a platform having adjustable sections, gages carried by the sections, means extending between the sewing machines and the sections 129 of the platform, means for simultaneously adjusting the platform sections and the sewing machines to accommodate articles of different lengths, and means for guiding the platform toward the sewing machines, the 120 means extending between the sewing machines and the platform sections, also serving as a guide.

15. In combination, a pair of sewing ma- 7 chines, a platform movable toward and from creasing between the gages and, the two sewing mameans for fixing the adjustment.

ing adjustable sections, end edge gages car'- ing an article to said sewing machines,

ried to the sewing machines.

sewing machines.

chines, said means permitting of the elevation of the sewing machines independently of the gages, without destroying the adj ustment, and means for fixing the adjustment. 'l8. .In combination, two sewing machines, a movable platform having adjustable sections connected to the sewing machines, gages carried by thesectionsfmeans for simultaneously adjusting the sewing machines and the platform sections,'said means permitting of the elevation. of the sewing machines independently of the gages, and

19. In combination, a pair of sewing machines, a rear edge gage and a guide adjacent each machine, a movable platform having adjustable sections, end edge gages carried by the platform sections, front edge gages, and means for simultaneously inthe distance between the end edge gages and sewing machines.

20. In combination, a pair of sewing machines, a rear edge gage and a guide adjzh centjeach machine,'a movable platform havried by the-platform sections, front edge gages, means for simultaneously increasing and decreasing the distancebetween the end edge gages and sewing machines, and means permitting the tilting of the sewing ma chines independently of the gages without destroying the relative adjustment.

' 21. In combination, .two adjustable sewing machines, adjustable means for carrymeans connectingsaid means'and the sewing machines, means for simultaneously adjusting the sewing machines and adjustable means for carrying the article thereto, and means-for holding the article after it is 'car- 22. In combination, a pair of sewing machines, means movable toward the sewing machines to deliver an article thereto, means for gaging the article previous to its delivery to the sewing machines,, and a guide adjacent each sewing machine and. extending outwardly therefrom, said guides positioning the ends of the article relative to the 23.; In combination, a pair of sewing ma sewing mechanism and one of the platform eaopaa chines, means movable toward the sewing machines to deliver an article thereto, means for gaging the article previous to its delivery to the sewing machines, a guide adjacent each machine and extending outwardly therefrom, said'guides positioning the ends of the article relative to the sewing machines, and means for holding the article after it is gaged, and positioned to be operated upon. a 24:. In combination, a pair of adjustably mounted sewing machines, a bar pivoted to each machine andextending therefrom, a movable platform adapted to carry an article tothe. sewing machines, said platform having adjustable sections, gages carriedby the sections, a seat formed wit 1 each section to receive the bars, and-means for simultaneously adjusting the sewing machines and the platform sections. 25. In combination, a pair of adjustably mounted sewing machines, a movable platform having adjustable sections, gages carried by the sections, a bar extending between one of the sewing machinesand an adjustable section to cause the said sewing machine and the said section to be simultaneously moved, and means for simultaneously mov-c ing thesewing machine and the section to accommodate articles of different lengths.

26. In combination, sewing mechanism, a sectional platform for carrying an article to the sewing mechanism, means connecting the sections, means for moving the sewing mechanism and the section connected thereto for varying the distance between the platform sections, and means to guide the platform to the sewing mechanism.

27. In combination, sewing mechanism,a' sectional movable platform for carrying an article to the sewing mechanism, means for regulating the movement of the platform, means for adjusting each platform section toward er'from the sewing mechanism, and means for guiding the platform toward and from the sewing -mechanism.

28. In combination, sewing mechanism, a sectional platform" for 'carrying an article to the sewing mechanism, mechanism formoving the sewing mechanism and the section connected thereto for varying the distance 'between'the platform sections, means for guiding the platform to the. sewing 'mechamsm, and adjustable'gages for gaging the article to'be operated upon,

29, In comblnation, sewing mechanism, a

sectional platform for carrying an article to the sewing mechanism, common mechanism for adjusting the sewing mechanism, and the platform sections, means for guiding'the sectional platform to and from the sewing mechanism, and gages for gaging the article.

30. In combination, two independent buttonhole sewing machines movable toward 9 and from each other, a platform slidablb 31. In combination, 'twoindependent but tonhole sewing machines, movable toward and from each, other,"a platform slidable toward and from the buttonhole sewing machines and having guide-ways, gage plates slidably mounted in the guide-ways, means intermediate the sewing machines and the gages for determining the lateral ad-' justment of the gage plates, and means for for presenting the material to the sewing mg en holding the gage plates in adjusted osition.

with sewing mechanism, a movable platform mechanism, a fabric smoothing device in the path of movement of the platform and located a substantial distance from the'stitchpoint andhaving an inclined receiving and ap roxi'mately straight portion in rear of the lnclin'ed end.

a 33. In 'a sewing machine, the combination with a sewing mechanism, a movable platform for'presenting the material to the sewing mechanism, afabric'smoothing'device in n a sewlng' machine, the com ination the'path of movement: of the platform and" having an inclined receiving end and approximately straight portion in the rear of the inclined end, a gage mounted on the latter portion, and means gage. l v

34. In a sewing machine, the combination with sewing mechanism, a movable platform for adjusting said for presenting the material to the sewing 0 mechanism, a fabric smoothing device in the path of movement of the platform and 7 having an inclinedreceiving end and ap proximately straight portion in rear of the inclined end, agage mounted on the latterpor gion, the bottom of the gage being out of the 'path of the movable platform, and means for'adjustin'g'the gage.

vr35. In a sewing machine, the combination with sewing mechanism, a movable'platformhso for presenting the material tothe sewing mechanism, a front edge gage mounted on.

the platform, a fabric, smoothing device mounted independent of the movable platform, saiddevice having an inclined. receiv-.-

'ing end,'and an adjustable rear end gage.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature, in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

Witnesses 3 F. F. FoLLET', ARTHUR D. Zn n.

j HENRY o. MILLER; 

